Hello, my name is Matthew Neufeld and I am originally from Winnipeg,
Canada. I am currently a member of the first international cooking
class of the University of Gastronomic Sciences, a university founded
by Slow Food and located in Pollenzo, Italy. Slow Food, a global
organization that maintains that food should be good, clean and fair,
founded the university in order to create an international education
centre that works to renew farming methods, protect biodiversity, and
build an organic relationship between gastronomy and agricultural science.

As you may know, a World Expo is taking place this year in Milan,
with the theme "Feeding the Planet". Canada has decided not
to participate, calling it a “second class event in a first class
city”. With sponsors such as Coca Cola and McDonalds supporting Expo,
its not hard to understand Canada’s decision. However, we believe that
this unique event can provide a powerful opportunity for launching a
critical, global dialogue on the future of our food and of our planet
and that Canada should be heard too. While we can’t change the opinion
of the Canadian government, we can do our best to insure that Canada
has a voice.

From October 3-6th, the Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN), the youth
chapter of Slow Food that brings together active, young Slow Food
members from across the globe to raise awareness about food issues,
will organize an event in Milan in October called We Feed the Planet
(WFTP). The event will showcase the young, small producers from around
the world that work with the soil and with the land everyday and
understand the importance of a good, clean and fair agricultural
system. In many ways, these are the real people feeding the planet.
This event will give these young producers the opportunity to make
connections, to build networks and to forge friendships in order to
create a global community that can work together for the future
welfare of our planet. This event will not only show our appreciation
for their efforts, but it will also give them another incentive to
continue their daily work and to help them learn from each other for
years to come. We believe that the young producers from Canada deserve
to be here too!

This fundraising site has been created to allow young producers from
Canada to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime event. To add their
voices to the crucial, global dialogue on agriculture, sustainability
and the future condition of our planet that will be taking place in
Milan this year. Through an extensive nomination process, we have
selected 15 bright, young all-stars within Canada's food system that
will make up the Canadian WFTP delegation. From farmers to fisherman
to chefs to maple syrup producers to food activists. The funds raised
will cover airfare, while the SFYN will cover accommodation,
transportation, event fees, etc. All we need to do is get them there!

The goal fund for this campaign is set at $30,000 CAD to cover
roundtrip airfare for each delegate to Milan by October 1st. This is
not going to be an easy task, but with your help and if we come
together as a nation, perhaps we can help tell the rest of the world
what feeding the planet means in Canadian.

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